Claas has unveiled its two-model Variant 400 series round balers, due for release in New Zealand and Australia in 2017.

After six years experience using the technology, Canterbury agricultural contractor Martin Bruce (M.A. Bruce Ltd, Darfield) vouches for the durability and reliability of the new Claas Max Cut cutter-bar.

Claas has improved its industry-leading Jaguar self-propelled forage harvesters, including advanced engine and control technologies and a tyre pressure control system for the drive and steering axles.

Since its launch in 1996, following a decade of development, Lexion combine harvesters from Claas have set the benchmark for high capacity cereal production.

Harvest specialist Claas developed the first effective corn cracker system for its Jaguar forage harvester in the 1980s.

Thirty nine years is a long time since JCB launched the first Loadall telehandler in 1977.

Telehandlers have made huge differences to productivity on farms and construction sites.

The Carrfields Machinery and Irrigation businesses have bought the Waipara Junction Garage site.

Slurry tankers have traditionally been simply a means of dealing with smelly waste.

The JCB Fastrac is a little like Vegemite — you either love it or hate it — but it has now been around for 25 years.